British Black English

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ethnolect sociolect variety of English

British Black English is a variety of English spoken primarily by Black communities in Britain, characterized by influences from Caribbean Creoles, African languages, and urban British slang.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Black British English	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnolect ⓘ sociolect ⓘ variety of English ⓘ
associatedWith	Black British identity ⓘ youth culture in British cities ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
developedFrom	contact between Caribbean migrants and local British English varieties ⓘ
differsFrom	Received Pronunciation NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard British English ⓘ
emergedInPeriod	mid 20th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Black British English ⓘ Black English in Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	code-switching with Standard English ⓘ distinct phonology from Standard British English ⓘ distinct syntax from Standard British English ⓘ distinct vocabulary from Standard British English ⓘ use of Caribbean-origin lexical items ⓘ use of innovative urban slang ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom	African languages ⓘ Caribbean English Creoles NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaican Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ London Multicultural English NERFINISHED ⓘ urban British slang ⓘ
hasSocialFunction	expressing solidarity within Black British communities ⓘ indexing urban youth identity ⓘ marking ethnic identity ⓘ
languageFamily	English language ⓘ
relatedTo	African American Vernacular English NERFINISHED ⓘ Multicultural London English NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenBy	Black communities in Britain ⓘ British people of African heritage ⓘ British people of Caribbean heritage ⓘ
spokenIn	Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedIn	anthropological linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ variationist linguistics ⓘ
usedIn	everyday conversation ⓘ music ⓘ rap and grime lyrics ⓘ social media communication ⓘ spoken word performance ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Multicultural London English (as an influence and predecessor) → developedFrom → British Black English ⓘ

subject surface form: Multicultural London English

Black culture → includesLinguisticForm → British Black English ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black British English